Roma Numismatics Ltd
Auction XIII 23 March 2017
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Lucania, Poseidonia AR Stater. Circa 445-420 BC. Poseidon advancing right, wielding trident in upraised right hand and extending left hand before him; ΠOMEΣ before / Bull standing left, ΠOMEΣ (retrograde) above. HN Italy 1114; SNG ANS 657. 8.07g, 18mm, 9h.
Extremely Fine. Attractive old tone with iridescent flashes.
Ex NGSA 7, 27 November 2012, lot 129;
Ex Swiss private collection, acquired in April 1977.
As a Lucanian city, Poseidonia sided with Pyrrhos of Epeiros when he landed in Italy, and upon the latter's withdrawal the Lucani suffered severe reprisals from Rome throughout a ten year punitive campaign. When Hannibal invaded Italy it was unsurprising then that most of the Lucani sided with the Carthaginians. Poseidonia however, having become a Roman city in 273 BC, remained faithful to Rome's cause and was granted civic honours as a result, including the right to mint its own coins once more.
Extremely Fine. Attractive old tone with iridescent flashes.
Ex NGSA 7, 27 November 2012, lot 129;
Ex Swiss private collection, acquired in April 1977.
As a Lucanian city, Poseidonia sided with Pyrrhos of Epeiros when he landed in Italy, and upon the latter's withdrawal the Lucani suffered severe reprisals from Rome throughout a ten year punitive campaign. When Hannibal invaded Italy it was unsurprising then that most of the Lucani sided with the Carthaginians. Poseidonia however, having become a Roman city in 273 BC, remained faithful to Rome's cause and was granted civic honours as a result, including the right to mint its own coins once more.